Boston, February 1, 2020

Started the morning by heading off to Stephanie’s on Newberry. We made a reservation for bunch to make sure we were able to get a seat. It wasn’t busy when we arrived, but more people were coming in by the time we let.

I went with the pancake and mom had the waffles. We got some bacon for the table. Before tip our total was $40 and we only drank water. It was a little expensive, but pretty close in pricing to all the other brunch locations I had found. Plus we were eating on Newberry Street with is a pretty expensive area.
Next we walked over the Public Gardens and found the statue of George Washington. As you can see it is over cast, but no snow or rain right now.
We found the Make way for Ducklings Statue. Based on the book Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Acorn Street in Beacon Hill. Acorn Street was established in 1820s.
Todau we went to King’s Chapel burial ground. This is the oldest cemetery in Boston. King’s Chapel burying ground was founded in 1630. More than 1,000 people are buried here. The burial ground is older that the church and does not have any affiliation with the church. We did learn that the Church offers candlelight Crypt tours. I will have to check that out next time I am in town.
William Dawes also rode to Lexington to warn Adams and Hancock that they were in danger of being arrested by the British. Dawes arrived in Lexington right after Revere. Dawes took the land route out of Boston leaving just before the British military sealed off the town.
John Adams Courthouse
After a short break we decided to head back out and do some shopping. We found the steaming kettle Starbucks. Then walked over the the Well Coffee shop and had some hot tea and decided on our afternoon plan. First stop was to the old state house to buy a few items.
We went back to Mike’s Pastry. This time I tried something new and went with the Tiramisu! It was really hard to try something different I really like the espresso cannoli, but the Tiramisu was really good as well. We walked back to the hotel to enjoy our dessert and decide where to eat for dinner. We decided to go back to Faneuil Hall and eat at Cheers.
We had the Mayday Mule – Irish Whiskey with ginger beer and line juice. This was the largest and cheapest drink we had ($9.20)
I decided to have the Cheeseburger. It as good. Faneuil Hall is about a 10 minute walk from the hotel, so going here to eat was very convenient. After dinner we walked down to the AMC and watched The Gentlemen. It was a very weird movie, but it was nice having the movie theater close to the hotel.

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